Our Pastor has been preaching through a series about the family for a few weeks now. Dan titled the series “Family Secrets,” which made most of us on staff think “ooh, time to drag out the skeletons from the family closets!” But in reality, Dan’s talking about the secrets to Read more…
Kim’s dad turned 70 Sunday. We made a beeline from Happy Valley to Friendship Village to celebrate with the family. I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: Kim’s family likes to party. And if ever there was a man who deserved a party, it’s Pappy Ken. Kim gets her Read more…
No, I’m not talking about one of the greatest moments in cinematic history. I’m talking about certain passages in the Bible that always leave me feeling disappointed, let down by the characters in the passage. Do you know what I mean? Are there folks in the story who do things Read more…
Samuel was a pivotal figure in the history of Israel. Not only was he a prophet of the Lord, but he was also the man God used to anoint the first king of Israel. He confronted the people of Israel with their sin, and when they responded well he said: Read more…
Those words were written about a strapping young man named Saul, son of Kish, who was being prepared to be the first king of Israel. The prophet Samuel anointed him with oil, kissed him (in a totally prophetic & manly way), and predicted some awfully specific signs that would follow Read more…
My friends pulled a fast one on me yesterday. We had been planning to dine with Aaron and Jess. Aaron’s a fantabulous chef, and I was hoping for some of his legendary profiteroles. At the last minute he texted with a change in plans, and we ate at Luna2, a Read more…
Levi’s Mighty Green Eagles take on the dreaded Golden Bears today in our last game of the season. Here’s a shot of the radar–bring an umbrella…
It doesn’t happen often…I tend to keep my thoughts inside my head. But I just glanced out the window of my office and noticed a couple of trees whose leaves have already turned the most brilliant yellow. Startling, stand out, stop me in mid-thought yellow…wow.
I was looking for a quote from Dietrich Bonheoffer (found it) when I ran across Boundless Webzine. Again. Turns out that I had it bookmarked, but never got back to it. There’s a lot of good stuff there. I imagine that I’ll spend some time digging around the articles. I Read more…